General Education Committee
Membership
15-20 members representing various general education disciplines and the university library, committee chair, non-voting ex officio members, and one student member selected by the Northeastern Student Government Association.
Function
The general education committee oversees the General Education curriculum at NSU, providing advice and suggesting changes as needed through the review of proposed and existing courses. This committee, along with the Student Learning and Assessment Committee, reviews assessment data and makes recommendations regarding assessment of the General Education curriculum. The committee also reviews new teaching structures including team or interdisciplinary teaching. This committee reports to the Provost/Vice President for Academic Affairs.
Meetings
The committee meets approximately every month as called by the chair. Minutes are sent to the Provost/Vice President for Academic Affairs.
Committee Members: 2025-2026 Term
- Dr. Elaina Ross, Chair, COLA, Communication Studies
- Dr. John McIntosh, COLA, Geography
- Chelsea Wiard Pappas, Executive Director, University Advising Center
- Dr. Roy Wood, CBT, Accounting
- Dr. April Haralson-Choonoo, COE, Psychology
- Dr. Michael Morgan, GWCSHP, Biology
- Dr. Spence Pilcher, GWCSHP, Mathematics & Computer Science
- Christel Posten, Library
- Brian Vickers, BA CBT
- Dr. Tara Buck, COLA, Languages & Literature
- Dr. MooSong Kim, COE, Health & Kinesiology
- Dr. Kendra Haggard, Director of Student Engagement Transitions
- Dr. Cari Keller, ex officio, Associate Vice President for Academic Affairs
- Ms. Amy Dunn, ex officio, Registrar
- Morgan Grovenburg, ex officio, Assistant Director, Institutional Effectiveness
- TBD, NSGA Representative